Driving
Michigan DUI – Drunk Driving Laws and Penalties
- Michigan Compiled Laws (MCL) Section 257.625 Operating motor vehicle while intoxicated.
- MSP post – Impaired Driving Law DUI first offense
- Driving privileges and sanctions (michigan.gov)
Michigan – Cannabis and Driving
- Cannabis and Driving brochure
- AAA — Cannabis & Driving
- Governors Highway Safety Association’s Drug Impaired Driving Report (2018)
- Michigan Impaired Driving Report (2019)
- Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning’s Drugged Driving Focus Group (2017)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Marijuana-Impaired Driving: A Report to Congress (2017)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Results of the 2013-2014 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers
- National Institute of Health’s Marijuana-Using Drivers, Alcohol-Using drivers and Their Passengers: Prevalence and Risk Factors Among Underage College Students (2015)
Michigan and THC testing
- Official Statement: State Police Halts THC Toxicology Testing and Takes Steps to Ensure Transparency, Accuracy After Technical Issue with CBD (michigan.gov)
- Law Enforcement – Marijuana-impaired_driving_checklist.pdf (michigan.gov)
- 3,000 cases may have been impacted by inaccuracy of State Police (komornlaw.com)
Michigan – Driving Laws Misc
- Michigan Uniform Traffic Code
- Michigan Vehicle Code (MCL)
- Financial responsibility restricted licenses (michigan.gov)
- Road to Restoration clinics and Clean Slate to Drive laws (michigan.gov)
- Enhanced license and IDs (michigan.gov) Joke
- Vehicle tabs and license plates (michigan.gov)
- Abandoned vehicles (michigan.gov)
- Recreational vehicles (michigan.gov)
- Breath Alcohol Program (michigan.gov)
Courts and Laws
Michigan Courts
Sentencing Guidelines
- Main Link – Current Guidelines as well as historical
- Michigan Judicial Sentencing Guidelines 1982 First Revised Edition
- Michigan Judicial Sentencing Guidelines 1988 Second Edition
- 1987 Proposed Revisions to the 1982 edition of the Michigan Sentencing Guidelines
- Michigan Judicial Institute – Felony Sentencing Online Resources
Ordinances and Statutes
- Local Ordinances in Michigan, from Municode.com
- Michigan Compiled Laws, from Michiganlegislature.org
- United States Code, from the Legal Information Institute, Cornell University
- Offense Code Index for Traffic Violations, from the Michigan Department of State Court Manual (August 2022)
Court Rules: Local and Michigan
- Local Court Rules – Circuit Court
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- Local Court Rules – Probate Courts
- Michigan Court Rules
- Michigan Minimum Standards for Indigent Criminal Defense Services
- The Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC)
- FAQ Public Defender – All/For attorneys/For courts/For families of the accused/For the public/Indigent Defendants
- MI – ACLU_failed justice_book.pdf (aclu.org)
Civil Infractions
- What’s a civil infraction?
- Michigan Civil Infraction Monetary Sanctions
- Michigan MCL List of Civil Infractions
Criminal Procedure and Evidence
- Criminal Procedure
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- Sentencing Guidelines
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- Grants – Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (michiganidc.gov)
- SADO – Public Defense Resources – Michigan Attorney Fee Resources
Rules of Evidence in Michigan
- Michigan Rules of Evidence
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- Michigan Evidence Benchbook – Hearsay Exceptions
- Casetext – Hearsay Evidence Rules
- Sexual Assault Evidence Rules and Hearsay Rules
State of Michigan
Prisons
- Prisons – Michigan Department of Corrections
- Map of Michigan’s Correctional Facilities
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Prisoners
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Other
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Additional Laws and Regulations
- Michigan Opioid Laws – Frequently Asked Questions
- Board of Pharmacy Administrative Rule 338.3162b
- Michigan Public Health Code
- Michigan Public Health Code – Statute 333.7333a
- Michigan Compiled Law
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Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyers (Site Links)
- Michigan Regulate and Tax Marihuana Act (2018)
- Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (2008)
- Michigan Compiled Laws (MCL) Chapter 750 (michigan-criminal-defense-lawyer.com)
- Michigan Compiled Laws (MCL) Chapter 752 (michigan-criminal-defense-lawyer.com)
- Michigan Compiled Laws For DUI (michigan-criminal-defense-lawyer.com)
Cannabis Regulatory Agency
Links for updates and information
Michigan Legislation
Links for law updates and information regarding Cannabis laws
- Search for Proposed Legislative bills in Michigan (enter Marihuana, Marijuana, Cannabis in keyword search)
- Search for Public Acts (new laws) by year they were enacted by both house and senate (enter Marihuana, Marijuana, Cannabis in the search term)
Michigan Legislature RSS Feeds
- Michigan Legislature – Michigan Compiled Laws Real Time Updates (MCL)
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Other Michigan Information
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Michigan State Police Concealed Pistol License (Links)
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- Legal Updates (michigan.gov)
- Michigan Firearms Laws mcl-328-1931-XXXVII (PDF Current May 2023)
- Updates Check date at bottom of page (PDF)
Gun Reform Bills – April 2023
Here are the bills Whitmer signed Thursday and what they do:
- Senate Bill 79: Requires a person to keep a firearm stored or left unattended on a premises unloaded and locked, either with a locking device or stored in a locked container, if it is “reasonably known that a minor is or is likely to be present on the premises,” Whitmer’s office said. There are a range of penalties for violating this requirement.
- Senate Bill 80: Updates Michigan’s criminal code for safe firearm storage as it relates to “child access protection.
- Senate Bills 81, 82: Lower the costs of gun safety devices in an effort to allow easier access to materials needed to safely store firearms
- House Bills 4138, 4142: Expands universal background checks to all firearm purchases, from handguns to long guns.
News
- Detroit News – Gun Reform bills law April 2023
- Republicans want to let Michigan gun owners carry concealed pistols without license – mlive.com
- Gun violence prevention bills aimed at creating risk protection orders to become law | WWMT (May 2023)
- After passing three gun bills, Michigan Democrats say they’re not done (April 21, 2023)
Michigan Legal Resources
- MSP Legal Updates
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- The State Bar of Michigan has a Resource Directory that includes comprehensive contact information for courts, state and local government, and lawyer associations.
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- The Department of Attorney General for the State of Michigan has a website that provides information on the Attorney General’s core initiatives and duties as well as resources for filing complaints and consumer protection
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US Statutes at Large 1789-1875
Multistate
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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961
Act 236 of 1961 (link)
AN ACT to revise and consolidate the statutes relating to the organization and jurisdiction of the courts of this state; the powers and duties of the courts, and of the judges and other officers of the courts; the forms and attributes of civil claims and actions; the time within which civil actions and proceedings may be brought in the courts; pleading, evidence, practice, and procedure in civil and criminal actions and proceedings in the courts; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide remedies and penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
Below is a list of links related to courts, laws, penalties and more. It is not the entire list.
| Chapter 600 | Chapter | REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 |
| Chapter 691 | Chapter | JUDICIARY |
| Chapter 692 | Chapter | JUDICIARY |
| Chapters 701 – 713 | Chapter | PROBATE CODE |
| Chapter 720 | Chapter | PROBATE |
| Chapter 722 | Chapter | CHILDREN |
| Chapter 725 | Chapter | MUNICIPAL COURTS OF RECORD |
| Chapter 726 | Chapter | RECORDER’S COURT OF DETROIT |
| Chapter 727 | Chapter | SUPERIOR COURT OF GRAND RAPIDS |
| Chapter 728 | Chapter | COMMON PLEAS COURT |
| Chapter 729 | Chapter | POLICE COURTS |
| Chapter 730 | Chapter | JUSTICE COURTS AND MUNICIPAL COURTS |
| Chapter 750 | Chapter | MICHIGAN PENAL CODE |
| Chapter 752 | Chapter | CRIMES AND OFFENSES |
| Chapters 760 – 777 | Chapter | CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
| Chapter 780 | Chapter | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
| Chapter 791 | Chapter | DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS |
| Chapter 798 | Chapter | CORRECTIONS |
| Chapter 800 | Chapter | PRISONS |
| Chapter 801 | Chapter | JAILS AND WORKHOUSES |
| Chapter 802 | Chapter | HOUSES OF CORRECTION |
MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 300 of 1949
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED, AND RECKLESS DRIVING
| Document | Type | Description |
| Section 257.625 | Section | Operating motor vehicle while intoxicated; “operating while intoxicated” defined; operating motor vehicle when visibly impaired; penalties for causing death or serious impairment of a body function; operation of motor vehicle by person less than 21 years of age; “any bodily alcohol content” defined; requirements; controlled substance; costs; enhanced sentence; guilty plea or nolo contendere; establishment of prior conviction; special verdict; public record; burden of proving religious service or ceremony; ignition interlock device; definitions; prior conviction; violations arising out of same transaction. |
| Section 257.625a | Section | Arrest without warrant; circumstances; preliminary chemical breath analysis; provisions; operator ordered out-of-service; refusal of commercial motor vehicle operator to submit to chemical breath analysis as misdemeanor; penalty; provisions applicable to chemical tests and analysis; evidence; availability of test results; admissibility of refusal to submit to chemical test; definitions. |
| Section 257.625b | Section | Arraignment of person arrested for misdemeanor violation; pretrial conference; advising accused of maximum penalty before acceptance of plea; screening, assessment, and rehabilitative services; assessment for medication-assisted treatment; action by secretary of state pending appeal. |
| Section 257.625c | Section | Consent to chemical tests; persons not considered to have given consent to withdrawal of blood; administration of tests; definitions. |
| Section 257.625d | Section | Refusal to submit to chemical test; court order; report to secretary of state; form. |
| Section 257.625e | Section | Refusal to submit to chemical test pursuant to MCL 257.625d; request for hearing; notice. |
| Section 257.625f | Section | Effect of failure to request hearing; hearing procedure; notice; authority of hearing officer; scope of hearing; finding; record; licensing sanctions; judicial review; notice to motor vehicle administrator of another state. |
| Section 257.625g | Section | Duties of peace officer if person refuses chemical test or if test reveals unlawful alcohol content or presence of controlled substance or other intoxicating substance; test results; duration of temporary license or permit; definitions. |
| Section 257.625h | Section | Drunk driving prevention equipment and training fund; drunk driving caseflow assistance fund. |
| Section 257.625i | Section | Michigan annual drunk driving audit; preparation; contents; report; evaluation of 1998 legislation. |
| Section 257.625j | Section | Repealed. 1991, Act 98, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992. |
| Section 257.625k | Section | Ignition interlock device manufacturer; certification; approval; requirements; rules; cost; notice to department by certifying laboratory; list of manufacturers; BAIID manufacturer; approval of BAIID service center; inspections; prohibited conduct by individual; installation requirements; installer qualifications and requirements; approval; renewal. |
| Section 257.625l | Section | Ignition interlock device; warning label; prohibited conduct; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; impoundment of motor vehicle. |
| Section 257.625m | Section | Operation of commercial motor vehicle by person with certain alcohol content; arrest without warrant; violation as misdemeanor or felony; sentence; suspension of term prohibited; prior conviction. |
| Section 257.625n | Section | Forfeiture of vehicle or return to lessor. |
| Section 257.625o | Section | Ignition interlock device; sale, lease, or installation in vehicle; surety bond. |
| Section 257.625p | Section | Operation of commercial quadricycle by person with certain alcohol content; prohibition; violation as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| Section 257.625q | Section | Compliance with MCL 257.625k; investigation and determination by secretary of state; decertification of installer; notice to manufacturer; violation; penalty; suspension or revocation of manufacturer certification; removal from list of approved certified BAIIDs; summary suspension or revocation; hearing; rules. |
| Section 257.625r | Section | Authority of peace officer certified as drug recognition expert to require person to submit to preliminary oral fluid analysis; arrest; admissibility of results; refusal; ordering person out of service. |
| Section 257.625s | Section | Testimony of person qualified in administration of standardized field sobriety tests. |
| Section 257.625t | Section | Roadside drug testing pilot program. |
| Section 257.626 | Section | Reckless driving on highway, frozen public lake, or parking place; violation as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| Section 257.626a | Section | Drag races; prohibition on public highways; definition; prima facie evidence; applicability within Silver Lake State Park; “drag race” defined. |
| Section 257.626b | Section | Careless or negligent operation of vehicle as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.626c | Section | Repealed. 2008, Act 463, Eff. Oct. 31, 2010. |
Michigan Legislature Links
Bills that have been approved by the Legislature are signed into law, filed with the Secretary of State, and assigned a Public Act number. This version of the Public Act is as it was originally passed and is considered a legislative document.
Michigan Legislature – Legislative Public Acts Search
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Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyers Resource Link Page
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